Houston rookie Sheppard out at least four weeks after fracturing right thumb
Houston Rockets guard Reed Sheppard (15) shoots against the New Orleans Pelicans during the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Matthew Hinton]
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston rookie Reed Sheppard will miss at least four weeks after fracturing his right thumb. Rockets coach Ime Udoka announced his status Saturday and said that the injury is to the top of his thumb and not the lower portion, which is a “better outcome.” Udoka said Sheppard would be in a splint for about four weeks as he recovers from the injury that occurred in Houston’s win over New Orleans on Friday night when he slapped down on the ball on a foul on Zion Williamson.
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